Writing a new immigration story for Canada

Writing a new immigration story for Canada

For most of the past few decades our country has been welcoming large numbers of immigrants — both permanent and temporary — with the support of most Canadians. But then it changed. One year ago, Environics Institute’s latest Focus Canada survey of public opinion, documented a dramatic two-year rise in Canadians’ concerns about the number of newcomers arriving into the country, and for the first time in a quarter century, a majority said there i…